Summary
USS LST-30 was a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship used exclusively in the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater during World War II. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation.
 USS LST-30 in San Francisco Bay, c. 1945-1946.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | LST-30 |
| Builder | Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Laid down | 12 January 1943 |
| Launched | 3 May 1943 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. C. B. Jansen |
| Commissioned | 3 July 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 6 March 1946 |
| Stricken | 8 May 1946 |
| Identification |
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| Honors and awards |  1 × battle star |
| Fate | Sold for merchant service, 2 April 1946 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | LST-1-class tank landing ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Range | 24,000 nmi (44,000 km; 28,000 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) while displacing 3,960 long tons (4,024 t) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 or 6 x LCVPs |
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| Troops | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
| Complement | 13 officers, 104 enlisted men |
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| Service record | |
| Operations: | Invasion of Normandy (6–25 June 1944) |
| Awards: | |
Construction edit
LST-30 was laid down on 12 January 1943, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by the Dravo Corporation; launched on 3 May 1943; sponsored by Mrs. C. B. Jansen;[2] and commissioned on 10 July 1943.[1]
Service history edit
Records indicate LST-30 traveled from Halifax, Nova Scotia, in Convoy SC 144 on 11 October 1943, arriving in Liverpool, England, on 27 October 1943.[3]
She participated in the Normandy invasion, June 1944.[2]
She departed Liverpool, on 11 May 1945, with Convoy ONS 50 arriving in Halifax, on 29 May 1945.[4]
Postwar career edit
LST-30 was decommissioned on 6 March 1946, and was struck from the Navy list on 8 May 1946. On 2 April 1946, she was sold to the W. Horace Williams Company, of New Orleans, Louisiana.[2]
Awards edit
LST-30 earned one battle star for her World War II service.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c d DANFS 2015.
- ^ Convoy SC 144.
- ^ Convoy ONS 50.
Bibliography edit
- "LST-30". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - "USS LST-30". NavSource Online. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- "Convoy SC.144". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- "Convoy ONS.50". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
External links edit
- Photo gallery of USS LST-30 at NavSource Naval History